IN LOCAL AND AREA EVENTS THIS WEEKEND (04/12/2024)
(OLNEY) There’s a winner every weekend at the Olney VFW with its next Queen of Hearts drawing, all open to the public, at 4:00 this Sunday afternoon. Following a $20 […]
RICHLAND COUNTY BOARD MEETING RECAP (04/12/2024)
(OLNEY) The Richland County Board met for its regular monthly meeting for April last night in Olney. The Board : approved the payments of all county claims for March – […]
ILLINOIS PEST SURVEY REPORTS FIRST CUTWORM MOTHS OF 2024
(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois State Pest Survey is reporting the first trappings of the year of cutworm moths. While the insects are temperature dependent, the survey shows the current numbers of […]
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (04/12/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The SAFE-T Act is again making headlines in Illinois with the pretrial release of a man accused of being under the influence and crashing his vehicle into a sheriff’s […]
FRIDAY WEATHER DISCUSSION (04/12/2024)
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a warming trend will kick in today and run through the upcoming weekend, we’ll also return to some sunshine on this Friday, although mixed up with some clouds. […]
JOSEPH JOHN “JOE” CAREY
(NEWTON) The Funeral service for Joseph John “Joe” Carey, age 61 of Newton, will be held Saturday Afternoon April 13, 2024 at 2:00pm at the Crain Funeral Home in Newton […]
CBS SPORTS RADIO TO BECOME INFINITY SPORTS NETWORK
(OLNEY) The CBS Sports Radio brand as we know it is coming to an end as affiliate stations, including 107.1 FM/740 AM WVLN in Olney, have been notified that the […]
MISS RICHLAND COUNTY FAIR QUEEN INFORMATIONAL MEETING COMING UP
(OLNEY) It’s been announced that the 2024 Miss Richland County Fair Queen Pageant will hold two information meetings during the last two Sundays in April. Starting at 2:00 each day […]
OCC TOWN HALL ON EARLY EDUCTAION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
(OLNEY) Olney Central College invites everyone to a Town Hall Meeting this coming Tuesday night from 6:30 to 8:00 where those attending can learn more about OCC’s Early Childhood Education […]
CITY OF OLNEY SWITCHING WATER DISINFECTANT
(OLNEY) The City of Olney Water Department has announced it will be switching the disinfectant in the water distribution system from free chlorine back to chloramine this coming Monday, April […]